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Dan Croitoru
Dan Croitoru
Canada
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The Long-term Impacts of Birth Weight and Respiratory Complications after a Preterm Birth
Author(s): Jennifer S Landry, Zofia Zysman-Colman, Suhair Bandeali, Dan Croitoru and Geneviève M TremblayJennifer S Landry, Zofia Zysman-Colman, Suhair Bandeali, Dan Croitoru and Geneviève M Tremblay
Background: Infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remain important respiratory complications of preterm births. This study aims at establishing the incidence and impact of respiratory complications and extreme low birth weight (ELBW) on the healthcare utilization of a population of preterm infants. Methods: Retrospective cohort study using administrative healthcare databases of the province of Quebec (Canada). The main outcome measures of healthcare utilization, hospital admissions, hospital mortality and use of prescription drugs were studied in 55 033 subjects born prematurely with or without respiratory complications such as BPD or RDS between 1999 and 2009. Results: Preterm infants with BPD and RDS had significantly higher hospital readmissions per person-year. This trend per.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0897.1000128